He mocked the melody of "'Round Midnight," and during the collective improvisations, his hard tone made the music scream.
This session included the first ever recording of Monk's "'Round Midnight (song)".
This mood is shown even in the later jazz music "'Round Midnight" and "Take Five", which are also in the key.
In her early set, she handled the tricky contours of " 'Round Midnight" while shifting its rhythm to an unlikely 5/4 meter.
Due to copyright restrictions the song titles of these standards (with the exception of "'Round Midnight") were modified.
Hakim played "'Round Midnight" at Thelonious Monk's funeral in 1982, and died himself the following year.
When I recorded the title song for the movie " 'Round Midnight," the sound that people compared me to was a muted trumpet.
There are three versions of 'Round Midnight (song) in the film.
With the exception of " 'Round Midnight," all have been given new titles to distinguish them from the instrumental versions.
And during " 'Round Midnight," he's smoking a cigarette and decides to dab the sweat off his face with a handkerchief.